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The Cult of Saint Thecla by Stephen J. Davis, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
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The Cult of Saint Thecla by Stephen J. Davis, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
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From Stephen J. Davis
The Cult of Saint Thecla by Stephen J. Davis, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
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Thecla, a disciple of the apostle Paul, became perhaps the most celebrated female saint and 'martyr' among Christians in late antiquity. In the early church, Thecla's example was associated with the piety of women - in particular, with women's ministry and travel. Devotion to Saint Theclaquickly spread throughout the Mediterranean world: her image was painted on walls of tombs, stamped on clay flasks and oil lamps, engraved on bronze crosses and wooden combs, and even woven into textile curtains. Bringing together literary, artistic, and archaeological evidence, often for the firsttime, Stephen Davis here reconstructs the cult of Saint Thecla in Asia Minor and Egypt - the social practices, institutions, and artefacts that marked the lives of actual devotees. From this evidence the author shows how the cult of this female saint remained closely linked with communities ofwomen as a source of empowerment and a cause of controversy. | The Cult of Saint Thecla by Stephen J. Davis, Paperback | Indigo Chapters